Let’s Talk About the Forgotten Feminist

In the current cultural and political climate, where Silicon Valley giants are deleting key social dates and celebrations like Black History Month, Women’s History Month, and Holocaust Remembrance Month from our calendars, we are proud to highlight the publication of one of our more recent books: Crosshatch: Martha Schofield, the Forgotten Feminist (1839–1916), painstakingly researched by author Christina Larocco.  

Martha Schofield left behind a legacy of letters and diaries from which Larocco has drawn a narrative following her steps towards emancipation from nineteenth-century social schemes. Schofield was an abolitionist, a women’s suffragist, and a white teacher of Black students. Her lifetime was spent attempting to develop an anti-racist feminist vision. She engaged in love affairs with both men and women, and struggled to come to terms with the atrocities she witnessed during the aftermath of Battle of Gettysburg as well as deeds of the Ku Klux Klan.  

A complex character, whose views at times required fine-tuning but which stemmed from a wholehearted desire to break free of preconceived notions, we are delighted for her story to be known. We’re sure you, dear readers, will appreciate this new publication as much as we do. 

Pre-order here.